Properties of shape - Horizontal and vertical​ - Presentation

In today's lesson on the Properties of Shape, students will explore the concepts of horizontal and vertical lines. The lesson begins with an interactive discussion where students are encouraged to recall where they have previously encountered these terms and to demonstrate their understanding physically by using their arms to represent horizontal and vertical lines. This kinesthetic approach helps to anchor the definitions in the students' minds, preparing them for the activities ahead.

The lesson includes a series of engaging activities designed to deepen students' grasp of horizontal and vertical lines. In Activity 1, students are tasked with filling in the blanks to define a horizontal line as one that runs from left to right across the page, and a vertical line as one that runs straight up and down the page. Moving on to Activity 2, students must label horizontal and vertical lines in various images, reinforcing their ability to identify these lines in different contexts. Activity 3 challenges students to determine whether shapes have horizontal or vertical lines of symmetry, or both, further linking the concepts of orientation and symmetry. The lesson concludes with independent work where students complete sentences, label lines, and sort letters based on their understanding of horizontal and vertical lines. Discussion prompts are also provided to encourage students to reflect on how they can remember the appearance of horizontal lines, identify such lines in the classroom, and understand the nature of lines that are neither horizontal nor vertical.